Oil saver



June 29 1926.

S. H. RUSSELL OIL SAVER Filed June 26 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORN EYWITNESS:

June 29 1926.

' S. H. RUSSELL OIL SAVER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 26. 19 25 WITNESS:

Patented June 29, 1926.

I 1,590,911 PATENT OFFICE.

S. HARRY RUSSELL, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OI ONE-THIRD TO w. H.

YOUNG AND ONE-THIRD T W. E. LANG, BOTH OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

OIL SAVER.

Application filed June 26, 1925. Serial No. 39,874.-

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for use inconnection with oil well drilling, an object being to provide a devicefor receiving and saving oil from the tubing I of the drilling apparatuswhen the said tubing is pulled from the well.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an oil saving deviceor receptacle having a novel form of mouth or hopper for directing theoil from the tubing into said receptacle, together with means to preventthe oil from splashin out of the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle havingnovel supporting means, which means further provides for the return ofthe salvaged oil into the well, if desired.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings a Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention shown inposition for use.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention per se. 1

Figure 3 is an end view.

Figure 4- is a view looking at the opposite end of the device with thesupporting pipe in section.

Figure 5 is a section taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character indicates areceptacle which may be of suitable size and shape and which is shown asrectangular. The receptacle is preferably supported at one end by meansof a pipe section 11, one end of which is secured within an openingprovided in one end wall of the receptacle, while the other end ispreferably secured to a casing head 12, the pipe 11 engaging the usualthreaded boss 13 provided upon the casing head. The opposite end of thereceptacle is supported upon legs 14, the latter being adjustablypositioned by means of set screws 15 which, extend through a stra or bar16 secured as at 17 to one end of t e receptacle. The legs 14: may thusbe independently adjusted so as to properly support the receptacle onground of any character,

The receptacle is provided with a restrict-- ed open top and for thispurpose the side walls of the receptacle extend upwardly and lnwardlivas shown at 17' and upwardly and outwar ly as shown at 18, so that arestricted opening 19 1S provided from which the walls 17' and 18 extendin opposite directions.

The walls 18v are thus outwardly flared and have one of their endsconnected to an inpgned mouth 20 at one end of the receptacle Locatedwithin the receptacle is an inverted substantially V-sha ed bafiie whichincludes op ositely inclined walls 21 whose ad acent e ges are connectedas shown at 22. The ends of these walls are secured to the oppositewalls of the receptacle as shown at 23. The walls 21 are spaced from andarranged substantially parallel with the inclined walls 17 while thelower edges of the walls 21 terminate short of'the bottom and side wallsof the receptacle.

In the use of the invention, the string of tubing is pulled manner, thesections of the tubing being disconnected at the collar C in the usualwell known manner so that the upper section T of the tubing may be swungsubstantially to the dotted line osition illustrated in Figure 1. Inthis osition, the end of the tubing will be over t e receptacle so thatthe oil will flow into said receptacle and will strike the baffle walls21 to separate the stream and reduce the force of the flow, while thesaid bafiie walls together with the inclined walls 17 will preventtheoil from splashing upward out of the receptacle. The section T of thetubing is sup orted upon the casing head by the usual e evator E"indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawings. It will beapparent from the foregoing description and accompanying drawings thatthe invention provides means for salvaging oil ordinarily wasted whenpulling the pipe or tubing from a well. I? The invention is susceptibleof various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details ofconstruction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes asproperly fall within the scope'of the appended claims. Y

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. An oil savercomprising a receptacle open at the top, means connectmgone end of fromthe well in the usual the receptacle with the casing head of a well tosupport saidend adjacent the well and means to adjustabl support theopposite end of the receptace.

2. An oil saver comprising a receptacle open at the top, meansconnecting one end of the receptacle with the casing head of a well tosupport said end adjacent the well, said connecting means being adaptedto deliver the contents of the receptacle to the well and means toadjustably support the opposite end of the receptacle.

3. An oil saver comprising a receptacle having a restricted open top,supporting means for the receptacle, oppositely dis-- posed outwardlyflared walls extending along opposite side edges of the receptacle andan outwardly and upwardly inclined mouth at one end of the receptaclewith the. opposite ends of the mouth extending from the adjacent ends ofthe flared walls.-'

4. An oil saver comprising a receptacle having a restricted open top,supporting means for the receptacle, upwardly and outwardly flared wallsextending from said opening, downwardly and outwardly flared wallsextending from the opening, oppositely and downwardly inclined bafflewalls located within the receptacle and having their opposite endssecured to the opposite walls of said receptacle, said baflle wallsbeing arranged substantially parallel with and spaced from thedownwardly inclined walls and having their adjacent edges connected.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature,

S. HARRY RUSSELL.

